TrueEarth wiki cheatsheet

True Earth wiki cheat sheet

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Page BuildingTips

1. Creating a new page

To create a new page, follow the following two Steps:

1. In an appropriate area, Create a link to a page that doesn't exist. For example: [[Your Page]]
2. Use the link to navigate to your new page, It will automatically put you into create page mode.

2. Get examples from other pages

Not sure how something was built? If you see another page with something you'd like to use, click Edit and look how it was built. Click Cancel when finished.

3. Use Advanced on the editor toolbar

When editing a page, make sure to "expand" the Advanced toolbar. This exposes many of shortcuts like Headings, Lists, Tables, and more)

4. Help at your fingertips while editing

Use the Help Menu to get help on most commonly used tasks:

Links

There are different types of links. The most common links can be made with the wiki editor Toolbar:
These example show how to make a link with a "friendly name" which is a description rather than a ugly URL.

Topic	How To
Link to a page	[[Page Name|Friendly Name]] [[Folder/Page Name|Friendly Name]] Example: [[Observations/Interferometry/Dayton Miller|Dayton Miller]]
Link to a video or other website	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiwzClN490 Friendly Name] Example: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiwzClN490 Flat Earth Fortnite Map] = Flat Earth Fortnite Map
Make a Image Link	[[File:ImageFile.png|40px|link=Page Name|Friendly Name]] Example: [[File:WikiVisitor.jpg|20px|link=Main_Page]] = You can specify the location where the image will appear by adding left, center, or right as an option. Example: [[File:WikiVisitor.jpg|20px|right|link=Main_Page]] =
Make a PDF Link (no preview)	[[:File:PDFDocument.pdf|Friendly Name]]

References

References add a professional look & add completeness to your article. If you cite certain external articles/books, use the references to provide the link or source information of your citation. References automatically order and number themselves according to the order they are used in the article.

Topic	How To
Inline References Link	<ref name=RefName></ref> Put this inline with your text. It will appear as a [#] link and will automatically get a number. For example: [1]
Start of References Section	<references> At the end of the page, please add a section to the document: ===References=== ...then insert the <references> start
Reference	<ref name="RefName">Reference Text or Link</ref> Place these References inside the References Section (<references></references>)
End of References Section	</references>

Example / how it will appear.

what about space? <ref name=spaceisfake></ref>


===References===
<references>
<ref name="spaceisfake">Yes space is fake</ref>
</references>

Formatting Tips

Topic	How To
Spacing (between lines)	To start text on another line, you can do any of the following: Double space the lines (Press Enter twice). type the line break symbol "<br>" Use the Line break button on the wiki editor toolbar:
Bold Text	'''Your text''' = Your text Or highlight the text you want bold and use the Bold button from the wiki editor toolbar:
Italic Text	''Your text'' = Your text Or highlight the text you want italic and use the Italic button from the wiki editor toolbar:
Superscript Text	<sup>Your text</sup> = Your text Or highlight the text you want in superscript and use the Superscript button from the wiki editor toolbar:
Numbered List	# Numbered list item = 1. Numbered list item Or click the bullet icon on the wiki editor toolbar:
Bulleted List	* Bulleted list item = • Bulleted list item Or click the bullet icon on the wiki editor toolbar:
Heading	== Heading text == Use "Heading 2" from the Heading dropdown
Subheading	=== Subheading text === Use "Heading 3" from the Heading dropdown
Block Quote	<blockquote>Your Text here</blockquote> A fancy way to show a quote somebody made, For Example:

Tables

(You can use this example, but it's best to use the editor's built in Table creator icon)

Topic	How To
Start a Table	{| class="wikitable sortable"
Table Caption/Title	|+ Table Caption
Table Row	! Column 1 Header !! Column 2 Header !! Column 3 Header
Table Row separator	|-
Table Row	| Column 1 Text || Column 2 Text || Column 3 text
End the table	|}

Help Topic Links

Link	Topic
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents	General Help (Index of help topics)
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images	Image Help
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables	Table Help
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting	Formatting Help
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite	Cite / Reference Help
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links	Link Help
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links/en	More Link Help

Get someone to help you

Link	Topic
Training videos	Sometimes watching a video is easier to learn from
Community support	Can't work this thing? request a page to be built for you, or ask for help.
True Earth wiki discussion Telegram	Telegram "true earth wiki discussion" group. Ask questions or get help there.
Help Guide	Online Help on MediaWiki (e.g. navigation, editing, etc.)
Help Center	Online help center On WikiTide.
WikiTide FAQ	Frequently asked questions On WikiTide.

Administration Links

Link	Topic
Unused Files	See a list of uploaded files that aren't referenced
Upload File	Upload a file. However if creating a page, its best to upload images with the editor toolbar
List of uploaded files	See list of all files uploaded
List of broken links	See list of "Wanted Pages" (links that point to a non existent page)
User List	See a list of users
User Rights	See a user's rights
ShortPages	See a list of pages that are short (Might need more content)

Additional Resources

Additional Resources to help you learn how to edit a wiki / ways to contact wikitide support for site trouble.
Please, before you contact wikiTide, reach out to our own wiki contributor community first here: Community support

Link	Topic
WikiForge Discord	Chat with Wikitide support people (like if there's site issues)
Phorge	Get help On Phorge.
IRC	Get help On IRC in #wikiforge on irc.libera.chat.